167 South Africa’s Legal Practice Council (LPC) is developing an AI policy framework to govern how legal professionals use artificial intelligence when doing their work. The move comes after two cases –…
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Top 10 Discovery medical claims paid in 2024 totalled R70m
95 Discovery Health Medical Scheme (DHMS) says 10 of the highest member claims paid in 2024 totalled R70.5 million. The highest, per its disclosure in a presentation at the scheme’s AGM on…
Boom gates go hi-tech at South African malls
137 Parking management systems for shopping centres, malls and even mixed-use developments in South Africa are increasingly moving away from physical ticketing systems to digital app-based platforms that are both ticketless and…
Ramaphosa’s words flatter, his actions offend
110 President’s refusal to heed US rejection of Jonas has left SA exposed as 30% trade tariffs come into force in August. The controversy surrounding America’s refusal of Mcebisi Jonas’s application for…
Megayachts and mansions: the lavish life of 80-year-old Larry Ellison
118 Larry Ellison dropped out of college before co-founding what eventually grew into one of the world’s biggest tech companies. The fortune he amassed propelled him to the ranks of the uber-rich,…
Mobile money lifts Africa savings to decade high
120 Sub-Saharan Africans boosted their savings at the fastest pace in more than a decade, driven by the growing impact of mobile money accounts across the continent. The share of adults in…
South Africans spent R19.6 billion on clothes and furniture in May
120Consumers spend R87.5 billion on retail sales since the beginning of 2025 and mostly paid for their shopping with credit. South African consumers spent a whopping R19.6 billion in May on clothes…
Did the Viljoens leave Tammy Taylor Nails franchisees in the lurch?
94 While the Viljoens are living it up in Miami, Tammy Taylor franchisees in South Africa are wondering what will happen to them. Now that Peet and Melany Viljoen left the country,…
Money talk: Do you drop the F-word with friends?
123 Do you regularly drop the F(inances) word with friends? For many, ‘money talk’ with loved ones is more of a ‘never go near’ than the actual ‘F-bomb’, as Sanlam’s recent Dirtiest…
Does stronger economic activity indicate improved GDP?
130 GDP growth for the second quarter is forecast at 0.6% compared to 0.1% the first quarter, in line with the BETI indications for the quarter. Stronger economic activity, as demonstrated by…